The Twilight Zone - Season 1

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Where Is Everybody?

1 - Where Is Everybody?

Air Date: October 2, 1959

Mike Ferris finds himself in a town strangely devoid of people. But despite the emptiness, he has the odd feeling that he's being watched...

One for the Angels

2 - One for the Angels

Air Date: October 9, 1959

A street salesman cleverly eludes Death. But if he lives, a little girl must die in his place.

Mr. Denton on Doomsday

3 - Mr. Denton on Doomsday

Air Date: October 16, 1959

A has-been, drunk gunslinger finds his fast-draw abilities magically restored.

The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine

4 - The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine

Air Date: October 23, 1959

An aging, former movie star lives and dreams in the past, constantly watching her old movies alone in her room.

Walking Distance

5 - Walking Distance

Air Date: October 30, 1959

A stressed advertising executive, driving through the country, leaves his car and starts to walk toward his hometown, Homewood. He finds things exactly as they were when he was a child.

Escape Clause

6 - Escape Clause

Air Date: November 6, 1959

A hypochondriac exchanges his soul for immortality and indestructibility.

The Lonely

7 - The Lonely

Air Date: November 13, 1959

In 2046, imprisoned for murder on a distant asteroid, Corry receives an unexpected present that brings a semblance of companionship during his isolation.

Time Enough at Last

8 - Time Enough at Last

Air Date: November 20, 1959

A bank teller, obsessed with reading, faces conflicts at work and home because of his passion for literature.

Perchance to Dream

9 - Perchance to Dream

Air Date: November 27, 1959

A man with a heart condition explains to his psychiatrist that he feels extremely tired, because he is terrified of falling asleep for fear he might die.

Judgment Night

10 - Judgment Night

Air Date: December 4, 1959

In 1942, a German wonders why he's on the deck of a British steamship, with no memory of how he got there.

And When the Sky Was Opened

11 - And When the Sky Was Opened

Air Date: December 11, 1959

Recovering in the hospital after a space mission, Major William Gart is visited by his co-pilot Lieutenant Colonel Clegg Forbes, who insists on the existence of a third astronaut.

What You Need

12 - What You Need

Air Date: December 25, 1959

A two-bit thug thinks he's found the key to a better life in an old sidewalk salesman who has the uncanny ability to tell people what they need the most.

The Four of Us are Dying

13 - The Four of Us are Dying

Air Date: January 1, 1960

In this noirish tale, a man with the ability to change his face to resemble others gets into hot water with gangsters.

Third from the Sun

14 - Third from the Sun

Air Date: January 8, 1960

With all-out nuclear war about to ignite, a scientist and his pilot friend plot to escape on an experimental spaceship.

I Shot an Arrow into the Air

15 - I Shot an Arrow into the Air

Air Date: January 15, 1960

Three astronauts crash-land on an unknown planet and must confront survival challenges, unraveling their unity in the face of desperation.

The Hitch-Hiker

16 - The Hitch-Hiker

Air Date: January 22, 1960

Alone on a cross-country trip, a woman continually encounters the same mysterious hitch-hiker who inexplicably reappears at various points in her journey.

The Fever

17 - The Fever

Air Date: January 29, 1960

Tight fisted Franklin Gibbs is not pleased when his wife wins a trip for two to Las Vegas. But things change when he falls under the spell of a slot machine that calls his name.

The Last Flight

18 - The Last Flight

Air Date: February 5, 1960

A World War I flying ace flies through a mysterious cloud - and lands at a modern U.S. air base in the year 1959!

The Purple Testament

19 - The Purple Testament

Air Date: February 12, 1960

Lieutenant Fitzgerald, serving in World War II, possesses the disquieting ability to foresee impending death by observing a strange glow on the faces of his men before battle.

Elegy

20 - Elegy

Air Date: February 19, 1960

Three astronauts land on what looks like Earth 200 years before they left--only all of the people seem frozen in time.

Mirror Image

21 - Mirror Image

Air Date: February 26, 1960

In a bus depot, Millicent Barnes experiences odd events, leading to concerns about her sanity.

The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

22 - The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

Air Date: March 4, 1960

Paranoia strikes the residents of Maple Street when they believe human-looking aliens have invaded the neighborhood.

A World of Difference

23 - A World of Difference

Air Date: March 11, 1960

Arthur Curtis, a successful businessman sitting in his office discovers that he is on a film set and everyone refers to him as Gerry Reagan, a movie star struggling with alcoholism and a declining career.

Long Live Walter Jameson

24 - Long Live Walter Jameson

Air Date: March 18, 1960

Walter Jameson, a popular history professor, is suspected by his fiancée's father, another professor at the college, to be an immortal.

People are Alike All Over

25 - People are Alike All Over

Air Date: March 25, 1960

After a space exploration crash-lands on Mars, the lone surviving astronaut is surprised to find that Martians are human-looking and friendly.

Execution

26 - Execution

Air Date: April 1, 1960

Just before being hanged for shooting a man in the back, an outlaw cowboy in 1880 is transported into the future.

The Big Tall Wish

27 - The Big Tall Wish

Air Date: April 8, 1960

Washed-up boxer Bolie Jackson, with the help of a special wish from his young friend Henry, miraculously switches places with his opponent during a comeback fight, turning the tide in his favor.

A Nice Place to Visit

28 - A Nice Place to Visit

Air Date: April 15, 1960

After being shot to death, the criminal Rocky Valentine encounters the amiable white-haired Mr. Pip in the afterlife, who gives him everything he wishes for.

Nightmare as a Child

29 - Nightmare as a Child

Air Date: April 29, 1960

Schoolteacher Helen Foley finds a strange and very serious little girl on the stairs outside her apartment, who tries to jog Helen's memory about a man she saw earlier that day.

A Stop at Willoughby

30 - A Stop at Willoughby

Air Date: May 6, 1960

Riding home on the train one day, a stressed businessman falls asleep and dreams it is 1888, and he is entering a small, idyllic town called Willoughby.

The Chaser

31 - The Chaser

Air Date: May 13, 1960

A man, desperate to win the affection of a beautiful woman, seeks the help of an old professor, who provides him with a love potion.

A Passage for Trumpet

32 - A Passage for Trumpet

Air Date: May 20, 1960

A down-and-out trumpet player who's convinced he'll never amount to anything attempts suicide and finds himself in a world where no one can hear or see him.

Mr. Bevis

33 - Mr. Bevis

Air Date: June 3, 1960

After losing his job, his car and his apartment on the same day, an eccentric loser gets a new lease on life from his guardian angel, but there is a price for keeping it.

The After Hours

34 - The After Hours

Air Date: June 10, 1960

Puzzled and unsettled by the odd behavior of the salespeople, a woman discovers that the floor of a department store, on which she bought a gold thimble, doesn't exist.

The Mighty Casey

35 - The Mighty Casey

Air Date: June 17, 1960

A baseball manager takes his team to the championships thanks to a robot pitcher.

A World of His Own

36 - A World of His Own

Air Date: July 1, 1960

Coming home, Victoria catches her husband Gregory flirting with a beautiful woman in his study. His explanation that characters come to life before his eyes when he speaks into his dictation machine, leads Victoria to question his sanity.